Autographic register



E'. 1. BARKER.

AUTOGRABHLC REGISTER.

APPLICATION mit; ocT. l1, 1917.

1,338,167. I Patented Apr. 27,1920,

@55" J/emf ENGLAND J'. BARKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2a, 1920.

Application led October 11, 1917. Serial No. 195,889.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ENGLAND J. BAKKER, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to autographic registers, and particularly to that class of registers in which several rolls of paper are journaled therein and strips therefrom simultaneously extracted from one end after passing over a fiat bed or platen.

The object of my invention is to extract the paper by means of unyielding permanently fixed pins, and to advance the strips of paper it is desired to tear off to a position wherev they can be conveniently grasped by the hand of the operator, and to enable said strips to be torn off in equal. lengths each time the same are extracted In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of a portion of an autographic register embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof taken on dotted line 2 2, Fig. 1. i

Referring to the drawings, A represents fragmentary portions of the side-frames of the register, and B represents `a horizontally disposed flat bed or platen, the longitudinal edges of which are flanged downward and supported by transverse rods a that tie the side-frames together. The forward end edges of the sideframes adjacent the top of the register are built forward to provide extensions b, b, substantially as shown in'the drawings, and these extensions are provided with bearings for the rockshaft C, which latter has arms c, c, .securely mounted thereon near each bearing. These arms project from shaft C-in the same direction and support a transversely disposed segmental plate D on their outer ends. The radius of the periphery described by this plate when rock-shaft C moves on its center is such that its highest point is slightly above the horizontal plane of the platen, and the position of the rockshaft is such that when at the limit of its rearward movement the rear edge of said segmental plate is below and the forward edge of said segmental plate will be advanced beyond the forward edge of the platen, substantially as shown in the drawings.

segmental plate D. At a suitable point be-l tween its ends, platev .D is provided with two permanently fixed projecting pins F, 'F, that are, preferably, placed midway between the center of length and the ends thereof.

The positions of these pins are determined by the position of which is known as y post-holes in the strips of paper that are withdrawn from the register. These strips of paper have a continuous series of forms of the same length printed on them, and each of these forms has two or more post-holes therein near their forward edge. The strips are passed over the platen, under cross-bar E and between the segmental plate D and the hood, and when withdrawn said strips pass over the tops of'pins F until the postholes register with the same, whereupon the pins pass through said post-holes. The

rock-shaft is then moved forward through the medium of a handle on one end of rock-shaft C, substantially to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in which position the forward edges of the strips can be grasped by the fingers of the operator; the center of length of the forward edge of the segmental plate being cut away or recessed, as at L, to facilitate this being done. After the operator has thus grasped the forward edges of the strips of paper he raises them so as to remove the pins from the post-holes and then continues to withdraw said strips a short ,distance before he releases handle g and permits the segmental plate to return to its original position through the medium of a contraction spring I who'se forward end is hooked into a suitable hole near the rear edge of one arm o and whose rear end is hooked or otherwise secured to a peg z' projecting from the adjacent side-frame.

In order to prevent the paperV from buckling upon the platen when pins F are returned to their rearward position hy plate D, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have provided a tension-plate KV whose upper horizontal edge is adapted to bear a ainst the underside of cross-bar E, and w ose lower edge is provided with la knuckle that surrounds" and is secured to a transverse rock-shaft J which is journaled in the side-frames and is located under the platen back of the segmental plate. This tensionplate K is kept constantly pressing up against the underside of the cross-bar by means of a contraction spring lc, one end of which is attached to rock-shaft() and the other end toa pin j projecting down from rock-shaftJ. l

As shown in the drawings, the forward edge of the platen ma be provided with one or more extensions I that curve upward slightly and have' a tendency to direct the course of the paper strips when being withdrawn upward over the ends of the pins. These extensions M pass throu h suitable recesses in the upper edge of t e'tensionplate and are intended to be very resilient, but said extensions may be dispensed with,

'if desired.

The forward motion of lthe segmental plate may be limited by means of a stud N projecting from the side-frames, but I prefer to dispense with this stud and to make the extent of this forward movement discretionary with the operator.

In order to assist the operator in determining whether the pins are projecting through the post-holes of the strips, I have provided the hood with peep-'holes O, O, at points above where pins F will be when in the positions they occupy at which they first 4 enter said -post-holes.

What I claim as new is 1. lAn autographic register comprising an upper and a lower transverse element at the discharge end of the same, said elements being spaced apart and said space constituting a passage through which paper strips having vper orations therein may be withdrawn, the lower element being rigid and movable in a fixed arc of a circle and having .means also rigid for engaging said perforations whensaid strips are withdrawn.

2. In an autographic register comprising an upper and lower transverseelement at the discharge end of the4 same, said elements lbeirig spaced apart and said space constituting a passage through which paper strips having perforations therein may be withdrawn, and rigid-means movable in a ixed arcof a circle for engaging said perforations when said strips are withdrawn.

3. In an autographic register comprising an upper and a lower transverse element at the discharge end of the' same, said element being spaced apart and said space constituting a passage through which paper strips having perforations therein may bewithdrawn, and rigid means movable in a fixed arc of a circle for engaging said perforaf tions when vsaid strips are withdrawn and means tor restoring said means when'the same is released. i

4.' In an autographic register comprising an upper and lowerV transverse element at the dlscharge end'of the same, said element being spaced apart and said space constituting a passage through which paper stripsare of a circle having rigid pins projecting therefrom for engaging said perforations when said strips are withdrawn, and means for restoring said means when the ,same is released. l l

In witness whereof -I have hereunto set my handthis 28th day of Se tember 1917. ENGLAND BARKER. Witnesses:

FRANK C. KRAMSKY, FRANK D. THoMAsoN. 

